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  One year to go: An update on the Computing and Engineering building

  By Anna Shin on August 26, 2019

  The Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise and Research Center is set to open in Fall 2020 and will house parts of the UMKC School of...

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  Second pharmacy professor fired following faculty review

  By Sam Bellefy on August 25, 2019

  UMKC announced the dismissal of another prominent School of Pharmacy professor last Friday.  According to The Kansas City Star, UMKC fired Dr. Anil Kumar following...

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  One arrested after protest at on-campus event

  By U-News on April 11, 2019

  Lucas Cuni-Mertz & Chelsea Engstrom One person was injured and arrested following a protest at an event hosted by Young Americans for Freedom Thursday night....

• Man charged with raping UMKC student in Johnson Hall

  By Sam Danley on March 3, 2017

  Sam Danley, News Editor Zach Linhares, Distribution Manager Esmie Tseng, Managing Editor A Colorado man allegedly raped a UMKC student early last Friday, after carrying...

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  Assistant Coach Caught in Scandal

  By Hope Austin on October 5, 2015

  UMKC has placed men’s basketball assistant coach Andre McGee on paid leave as it investigates allegations that McGee paid an escort service to recruit players...

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  Thompson Talks Title IX

  By Hope Austin on October 5, 2015

  U-News sat down with Title IX Coordinator Mikah Thompson to discuss the implications of the results from the Title IX Climate Survey released two weeks...

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  Roos Paint the Union

  By Abby Jamison on October 5, 2015

    Campus organizations painted murals on the Student Union’s windows for Founders’ Week Sept. 28.   Roos Paint the Union gave the groups an opportunity...

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  Kangaroo Pantry Wins New Students’ Attention

  By Jared Thompson on October 5, 2015

    Since opening last spring, the Kangaroo Pantry has helped UMKC community members eliminate food deficits in their homes and regain a sense of security...

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  Book Sale Brings Notice to “New Letters”

  By Brett Baker on October 5, 2015

  “New Letters on the Air” hosted their “Fall Back in Love with Books” sale last Tuesday as part of UMKC’s Founders Week.   The event...

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  “Big Deal” Reveal

  By Nicole Tennant on October 5, 2015

  A crowd of students, faculty, alumni and sponsors gathered in the student union last Thursday to listen to what was being called “A Big Deal.”...

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